NCCSP

Board of Directors

President Ken Crocker's concern about global issues such as habitat loss, population growth, and climate change sparked his involvement on conservation issues.  He works locally in the Rogue Valley, Oregon, to minimize human impacts on the earth in an effort to contribute to resolution of these larger global issues.  Ken formerly worked as a computer engineer, but now is a professional photographer specializing in nature photography.

Vice President Matthew McKinnon is a teacher of government and political science at Ashland High School.  A former attorney, Matthew is working to form a stronger connection between the National Center and local students as part of the on-the-ground efforts of our Headwaters Heritage Initiative.

Secretary Barbara Argento-Spiller earned her Bachelor's Degree from the University of California, Berkeley in psychology and forestry/wildlife.  She worked many seasons for the National and Redwood State Park systems.  She previously served as the Administrator of the World Wildlife Fund's Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregional Program, and now is a real estate professional in the Rogue Valley, Oregon.

Treasurer Stephen Sendar is an entrepreneur responsible for the initiation and development of a number of successful business ventures.  He currently owns and operates a small publishing house in Ashland, Oregon.

                          Skip Andrew spent fourteen years working as a trial lawyer specializing in criminal defense civil rights cases in Chicago. Since his days as a trial lawyer, he has founded three businesses, including a national marketing consultant company as well as a new company specializing in nutritional supplements. He serves on the board of the International Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children.

Chris Bratt has been a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters for 40 years.  He currently is a board member of The Applegate Partnership and founder of Thompson Creek Residents for Ecological Education (TREE).  He lives in the Applegate Valley in southwest Oregon.

JoAnne Eggers has served as an elected member of the Ashland Parks Commission since 1997.  She was a member of the Ashland Forest Lands Commission, and is a founding member of the Ashland Watershed Partnership and the  Ashland Watershed Stewardship Alliance. She has worked as a teacher, a community organizer on healthcare and homelessness issues, and as a potter and baker. JoAnne earned a B.A. in English from the University of California at Berkeley, and did graduate work in education at the University of California at Davis.

Jim Ince is rancher, forested land and sawmill owner, small business owner, and a long-time advocate for the forests and waterways of the Rogue and Umpqua river systems.  He is the founder, and current board member, of Umpqua Watersheds.

Ken Margolis began working in nature conservation in 1972, and has combined that with aboriginal rights work since 1990. Ken is a co-founder of both Conservation International and Ecotrust. Ken currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his wife Rosalie, and commutes to Yukon Territory, Canada, where he is working with two First Nations and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society to protect the 19 million acre Peel Watershed and reform Territorial mining laws.

Dave Perry, Ph.D. is Professor (emeritus) of Ecosystem Studies and Ecosystem Management with the Dept. of Forest Science at Oregon State University.  Dr. Perry has authored more than 100 publications on various aspects of structure and function in forest ecosystems and authored, co-authored, and edited several books on forest ecosystem management.  He serves on the National Commission on the Science of Sustainable Forestry, is a member of the Marbled Murrelet Recovery Team, conducts HJ Andrews long-term ecological research, and is a Certified Forestry Evaluator for Smartwood and SCI. 

Judd Pindell is a small businessman born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. As one of two owners of the Mind's Eye Juicebar & Pyramid Juice Company and a member of the Ashland business community, Judd has long been very supportive of the conservation efforts of many organizations.